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Woe-bama
When Barack Obama writes his memoir, May of 2013 probably won’t rate as his favorite month. Even though the Texas Legislature was nearing the...
Steel on Magnolia
On a recent gusty but sunny Saturday afternoon, Magnolia Avenue was teeming with pedestrians. Parents were pushing strollers, dogs were pulling owners along on...
Shining a Light
The Fort Worth City Council settled a lawsuit in April for $99,000 plus $1,125 in mediation costs. The decision served as a six-figure reminder...
The Scruffy American
Sometimes I lie awake at night and ponder odd things. Usually it happens when my slumber has been interrupted in the small hours by...
Water Board Waves
Mary Kelleher’s first meeting as a Tarrant Regional Water District board member ought to be interesting.
The political newcomer blasted the agency and incumbent board...
Disabled and Discarded?
Inside a two-story house in the Ryan Place neighborhood on the South Side, Danny Swanson slowly wheeled himself into his den. Awaiting his arrival...
Evolution of a Rebel
Don’t mess with Texas — TXSharon, that is, to use her online moniker. That’s the lesson the shale gas drilling companies have been learning...
A Lucchesi In Da House
The Fort Worth Cats have struggled recently with an ownership change, diminished attendance, vendors grumbling about not being paid, management types walking off the...
Drones or Gitmo?
John Bellinger is the last person you’d expect to criticize President Barack Obama for making too many drone strikes. It was he who drafted...
Watching the Door
It’s a truism of the Texas Legislature that killing “bad” legislation is as important as passing the “good” kind. Under that theory, it would...
